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Lititz Borough Shade List

Growth Habit Key

Columnar

Vase Shaped

Pyramidal

Rounded

Spreading

Small – Mature Height Less Than Thirty Feet (30’) Species Common Name Growth Habit Form Description Crategus Winter King Hawthorn 20-35’ Broad, round head Multi- viridis colored ‘Winter bark, King’ ornamental fruit Prunus x incam Okame Cherry 15-25’ Vase-shaped, Attractive bark; ‘Okame’ becoming rounded with flowers in age early spring

Syringa reticulata Ivory Silk Tree Lilac 20-25’ Uniform rounded flowers ‘Ivory Silk’ shape in mid- Summer

Medium Trees – Approximate Mature Height of Thirty to Fifty Feet (30-50’) Species Common Name Growth habit Form Description Carpinus American Hornbeam 20-30’ Round spreading, caroliniana native, fall , to compaction tolerant

Gleditsia Thornless Honeylocust 30-40’ Pyramidal Small, lightweight triancanthos var. leaves; Golden inermis fall color; Produces ‘Imperial’ , shade ‘Skyline’, or ‘Moraine’ Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum 20-30’ Fall foliage includes many , , , and scarlet Ostrya American Hophornbeam 25-40’ Pyramidal in youth Attractive bark and virginiana becoming broad hop- like fruit; native to

Quercus Sawtooth 35-40’ Pyramidal in youth, Yellow fall color; acutissima becoming rounded attractive bark; to acorns

Large Trees – Mature Height Greater Than Fifty Feet (50’) Species Common Name Form Growth Habit Description Acer rubrum Columnar Red 50-60’ Columnar Red flowers, fruit, and ‘Bowhall’ or fall color; native Armstrong

Acer rubrum Red Maples 50-60’ Pyramidal in youth, Red flowers, fruit, and ‘October Glory’ irregular at maturity fall color; native or ‘Red Sunset’

Ginkgo Male Ginkgo 50-80’ Upright, Brilliant yellow fall biloba symmetrical color; easy to (male) transplant

Katsura Cercidiphullum 40-60’ heart shaped Tree japonicum leaves change to yellow/ fall color Liquidambar Fruitless Sweetgum 60-75’ Pyramidal to Star-shaped leaves; styraciflua rounded with age good fall color ‘Rotundiloba’ to

Platanus x London Plane Tree 70-90’ Pyramidal, broad Large flat leaf; acerifolia with age exfoliating ornamental bark

Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak 50-60’ Pyramidal in youth, More easily broad with age transplanted than other ; native to

Quercus phellos Oak 60-80’ Pyramidal in youth, Mod. Fast broad with age growing; yellow- foliage; native Quercus Red Oak 60-75’ Rounded More easily rubra transplanted than other oaks; red fall color; native; acorns spp Linden Tree 50-80’ Nice form, provides lots of shade; to peasing aroma from flowers

Ulmus Hybrid 50’ Broad vase-shaped Very lustrous dark ‘Accolade’ or green leaves; ‘Morton’ resistant to Dutch Elm disease: very adaptable

Zelkova serrata Green Vase Zelkova 60-80’ Upright, vase- Nice form; orange- ‘Green Vase’ shaped brown fall color

Large Buffer Area Trees & Shrubs* Species Common Name Growth Habit Description Abies concolor White Fir 30-50’ Ht. Highly adaptable evergreen; tolerant of heat and drought

Euonymus kiautschovicus Spreading Euonymus 8-10’ Ht. Highly adaptable to most soils; ‘Manhattan’ semievergreen; fast- growing

Amalanchier spp Serviceberry 6-9’ Ht Able to adapt to compact urban areas; reddish orange fall color; Birds attracted to berries in summer

Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea 4-6’ Ht. Attractive bark; large white flowers in June; fall color; native Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar 30-50’ Ht. Highly adaptable evergreen; valuable food source for birds; native Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac 2-6’ Ht. Highly adaptable; spreading; orange-red fall color; native

Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac 15-20’ Ht. Highly adaptable; spreading; orange-red fall color; native

Viburnum trilobum American Cranberrybush 8-12’ Ht. Flowers in May; attractive fruit; Viburnum red fall color; native * Other potential plant selections will be considered by the Borough’s Shade Tree Commission